OOP: Harry's bullying was Favorite Lines...

[katiecannon2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 63240

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jenny_ravenclaw" 
<meboriqua at a...> wrote:
<Various snips>
> To be realistic, it's quite understandable that Harry is 
> aggressive towards Dudley, simply because he can be and he isn't 
going 
> to suddenly forgive and forget the suffering he's done at Dudley's 
> hands.  
I think this is a logical extension going back to PS/SS, where Hagrid 
gave the pig's tail and asked HP not to mention and at the end where 
Hagrid talks about him doing magic, HP says I'm not allowed to and 
Hagrid says "Ah, but they don't know that, do they?" (Paraphrasing)  
As Harry gets older and more in tune with his powers and the absolute 
fear of the Dursleys towards things magical, I believe he naturally 
has progressed and has the "advantage" b/c of his magic.

> It is possible that Dudley has developed some jealousy of Harry at 
> this point.  Harry has power that Dudley never will, and Dudley is 
> stuck with Vernon and Petunia as parents but Harry doesn't have to 
> worry about them always being on his back.  
But Dudley always will have the advantage in the Muggle World. And is 
beginning to understand that HP will always have the magical 
advantage.  Note that Dudley is growing in the Muggle world--now 
(being biggest and dumbest (paraphrase)) in charge of the gang, now 
learning and excelling at boxing, etc.  I think maybe it's 
less "jealousy" than a realization that he has to face Muggle 
challenges that (he perceives) HP won't have to.  Hey, if HP can grow 
up, Dudley has to, too!!

kc--new to the forum, trying hard to lurk, but having trouble 
stopping crazy-typing-fingers